/* Copyright 2012 Google, Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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package org.arbeitspferde.groningen.utility.logstream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

/**
 * {@link InputLogStreamFactory} is responsible for provisioning {@link InputLogStream} instances
 * to the user subject to the underlying storage implementation and methodology.  It may be as
 * simple as a local file or some clustered store.
 */
public interface InputLogStreamFactory {
  public InputLogStream forStream(final InputStream inputStream) throws IOException;
}
